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India's Independence and Ghandi

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is meant by the "partition" of India in 1947?

a)

the creation of Hindu and Muslim legislatures inside of India

b)

the establishment of African colonies controlled by an independent India

c)

the creation of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan and the Hindu-dominated Union of India

d)

the creation of British-controlled cities along the coast in an independent Indian republic

2.

With which statement would Gandhi most likely agree?

a)

Nonviolence can actually be more effective than physical fighting.

b)

In order to effectively change the government, fighting must occur.

c)

Hunger strikes do more harm than good.

d)

India will most likely never gain its independence.

3.

Ghandi worked in South Africa which an official policy of apartheid or

a)

racial segregation

b)

equality

c)

colonialism

d)

religious freedom

4.

The tension involving the partition revolves around religious differences in the region: most of the population of India are

a)

Muslim

b)

Hindu

c)

Buddhist

d)

Christian

5.

A strong feeling of pride in and devotion to one's country is _______________________

a)

Partition

b)

Nationalism

c)

Satyagraha

d)

Apartheid

6.

What is true of the East India Trading Company?

a)

They came to India to make a colony.

b)

They came to trade for goods to take back to England.

c)

They wanted to spread Christianity.

d)

They were spies for the Queen.

7.

Mark all that are true about what happened at Amritsar in 1919?

a)

British soldier starting shooting Indian who were gathered illegally.

b)

400 were killed & 1,200 were injured

c)

caused Gandhi to act for independence

d)

Indians marched to the sea

8.

Indians had to pay heavy taxes, faced discrimination, were put in jail, beaten, or killed for protesting. This produced feelings of

a)

Resentment

b)

Relief

c)

Devotion

d)

Justice

9.

India won its independence from Great Britain in 1947 due to

a)

Worldwide outrage

b)

Great Britain's lack of money and manpower after WWII

c)

Gandhi's meeting with the queen

d)

the Salt March

10.

Civil disobedience means

a)

not obeying unjust laws

b)

pride in your country

c)

working hard for the raj

d)

having control of government

11.

India was controlled by which British country for over 300 years?

a)

Great Britain

b)

France

c)

China

d)

Germany

12.

Mohandas Gandhi sought to promote nationalism in India based on

a)

Hindu principles.

b)

Islamic principles.

c)

nonalignment during the Cold War.

d)

political independence from Britain.

13.

Who was this leader of India often associated with acts of nonviolent resistance?

a)

Abdul Kalam

b)

Lokmanya Tilak

c)

Mohandas Gandhi

d)

Hawaharlal Nehru

14.

The Indian independence movement eventually led to

a)

the exile of Mohandas Gandhi.

b)

the American Civil Rights Movement.

c)

the dismantling of the British Empire.

d)

the Cold War alliance with the United States.

15.

What was involved in Mohandas Gandhi's plan of civil disobedience?

a)

violent demonstrations

b)

passing new laws in the Indian National Congress

c)

People should refuse to obey a law that they felt was unfair, but do it without violence.

d)

He felt it was best to go along with the British laws and do nothing.